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Ethiopian Highlands Annual Review and Planning meeting

17-18 September 2012
Info centre break out room, ILRI Ethiopia, Addis Ababa
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Agenda

The general format of the meeting will involve a gathering of the core research partners on the 17th with this group being augmented by representatives of wider stakeholders on the 18th.

Timing
 Session
Day 1 - Monday 17 September 2012
08.00
 Participants registration
08.30
  • Welcome (I. Wright, Director General's representative, ILRI)
  • Introduction (E. Le Borgne, facilitator, ILRI)
    • Participants
    • Agenda and objectives
09.30
 Background information to this workshop:
  • Presentation: Feed the Future and Africa RISING (J. Glover, Africa RISING activity manager, USAID)
  • Presentation: Africa RISING in Ethiopia thus far (P. Thorne, regional coordinator, ILRI)
10.00
 Break
10.30
 Looking back at the inception 'early win' period I: Fact-finding
12.00
 Looking back at the inception 'early win' period II: Consolidation
Discussion on main results, lessons and implications
13.00
 Lunch break
14.00
 Jerry Glover Refresh/Review
Glover_Africa RISING ET Highland 1400.pptx

Designing research activities:
  • Presentation about research criteria and possible categories of intervention (15 min)
  • Identifying key constraints to address in each region and matching possible categories of intervention (60 min)
  • Commentary on preliminary group work results (15 min)
15.30
 Break
16.00
 Designing research activities (continued) - presentation of group work results (30 min)
16.30
 Cooperating and collaborating around Africa RISING:
  • Short presentation about cooperation and collaboration (10 min)
  • Reviewing and questioning collaboration areas (30 min)
  • Observations and reflections (20 min)
17.30
 Close
Day 2 - Tuesday 18 September 2012
08.30
 Participants registration
09.00
 Welcome and introduction
09.30
 Presentation of the 'Feed the Future' initiative and the Africa RISING project - status post quick wins
10.00
 Presentation of research ideas for the wider program
11.00
 Break
11.30
 Further development of themes and identification of potential 'on the ground' partnerships:
  • Group work: Further developing research action plans (45 min)
  • Presentation of group work (30 min)
13.00
 Lunch break
14.00
 Reflections from development partners (30 min): what's in it for them, how to make Africa RISING relevant and attractive, potential areas for further cooperation
Next steps (feedback on action plans - integrated in the session above on 'reflections from development partners')
Final reflections
15.00
 Close
































































Agenda for organizers